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April 2, 2021 12:00 am Reflections on how Muslims disagree, dispute and divide,why they should stop doing so, and some simple ways to live with and benefit from those disagreements
March 15, 2021 7:01 am Questions about the Dictionary of women scholars
March 12, 2021 5:43 pm Women’s Status in Marriage with Shaykh Akram Nadwi
February 28, 2021 6:49 am Three questions related to the on-going pandemic
January 13, 2021 2:53 pm Al-Muhaddithat has been published!
January 12, 2021 12:54 pm Al-Muhaddithat
December 31, 2020 4:23 pm Surah al-Hajj
December 23, 2020 10:27 pm Why are the writings of the scholars unread? Address to the students of Madrasas (Islamic institutions)
December 23, 2020 10:06 pm السلام انسٹيٹيوٹ لندن كى سالانه تقريب
December 3, 2020 3:08 pm ما سنن الدارقطني؟
December 3, 2020 2:58 pm علة حديث: لا توتروا بثلاث
October 27, 2020 5:58 pm Al-Ihkam
October 6, 2020 10:19 pm Beautiful Names
September 14, 2020 5:20 pm Jurisprudence of Muslim Minorities
July 25, 2020 9:57 pm The evil eye
July 23, 2020 11:20 am The Most Ridiculous Question
July 21, 2020 1:26 pm Practices on the Days of Dhu al-Hijjah
July 20, 2020 2:38 pm Passing of Shaykh Salman al-Mazahiri
July 7, 2020 2:23 pm Questioning your studentship – an address to the students of Al-Salam Institute
June 30, 2020 10:28 pm Missing jumu`ah without excuse
June 20, 2020 8:50 pm Eulogy on Moulana Farahi
June 20, 2020 8:27 pm Desire is desire, not will
June 5, 2020 11:42 am Prayer in the mosques during the easing of the lockdown
May 13, 2020 6:22 pm Shaytan’s Tricks
May 5, 2020 2:21 am Mixed classes for men and women
April 29, 2020 12:42 pm The Month of Ramadan
April 24, 2020 1:16 pm The Soundest Book
April 20, 2020 5:24 pm Two questions regarding congregational prayer
April 18, 2020 9:59 am The pandemic and Ramadan
April 13, 2020 10:14 am Contagion
April 3, 2020 8:20 am Coping with the Covid-19 outbreak
March 30, 2020 4:58 pm Washing the Deceased from COVID -19
March 24, 2020 8:03 pm Two rulings related to present emergency
March 22, 2020 2:22 pm Reduction (Qaṣr) in the Prayer
March 16, 2020 6:50 pm Guidelines for Muslims on Coronavirus
March 10, 2020 8:25 am Principles and applications
March 6, 2020 1:33 pm Dajjal
March 6, 2020 1:28 pm Settling disputes between Muslims in the UK
March 3, 2020 8:26 am مجلس سماع وعلم
February 27, 2020 11:04 am The role of ‘ulama’
February 25, 2020 8:21 am How to engage with what is happening in our time
February 13, 2020 8:57 am Islamophobia
February 4, 2020 8:21 am Al `Imran 121-130
January 30, 2020 10:21 am What is Balaghah?
January 18, 2020 5:38 pm The Virtue of Sūrah al-Kahf
January 14, 2020 8:30 am The passing of Dr Murad Hofmann
December 21, 2019 8:46 pm How do I study and what do I learn?
December 7, 2019 6:16 pm Is Mortgage Permissible?
December 4, 2019 1:18 pm Hanafi Fiqh Essentials
November 15, 2019 4:21 pm Accelerated Arabic Programme
November 12, 2019 5:52 pm Few Thoughts on Surah al-‘Ankabut
November 4, 2019 6:21 pm Desire and Love in Marriage
October 31, 2019 5:48 pm Reflections on Education
October 22, 2019 4:15 pm Advice to women travelling for `umrah
October 15, 2019 5:45 pm Notes on Surah al-Shu’ara’
September 24, 2019 11:14 am Thematic Overview: Surah Al ‘Imran
September 16, 2019 4:22 pm Critical Reflections on Feminism
September 16, 2019 1:46 pm Benefitting from our Differences
September 13, 2019 10:12 am Tafsir Series
September 11, 2019 2:23 pm Orientalists and Hadith
September 2, 2019 2:44 pm The Origin of a Successful Marriage:
September 2, 2019 2:18 pm Reflections on Surah al-Jinn
August 27, 2019 4:29 pm The Crisis facing Madrasah
August 19, 2019 3:22 pm Indian Triple Talaq Bill
August 10, 2019 5:18 pm The Standing on the Plain of Arafah
August 5, 2019 5:50 pm Maqasid of Shari’ah
August 5, 2019 1:28 pm The Food of the People of the Book P2
July 29, 2019 3:08 pm The Forty Hadith concept
July 28, 2019 4:51 pm The Food of the People of the Book
July 22, 2019 3:26 pm Be answerable for your speech
July 15, 2019 10:34 am Hope for Muslims
July 9, 2019 10:29 am Breath Control
July 9, 2019 10:22 am Avoiding Hypnotherapies
June 23, 2019 7:51 am Presenting Islam without deception
June 23, 2019 3:17 am Children Attending the Mosque
June 22, 2019 5:15 pm Vegetarianism/veganism
June 19, 2019 10:12 am The Nexus between Qu’ran & Sunnah
June 10, 2019 2:20 pm The Meaning of Du’a
June 5, 2019 5:39 pm Women doing qada’ of their missed fasts
June 5, 2019 5:22 pm Fasting six days of Shawwal
May 21, 2019 5:52 pm Religious emotion and self-knowledge
May 16, 2019 6:05 pm Manners in Islam
April 30, 2019 4:09 pm Don’t Waste Ramadan
April 12, 2019 11:47 am Marriage
April 12, 2019 10:39 am Islamic Finance
April 3, 2019 10:02 am Charity in Islam
March 25, 2019 3:42 pm Unity and Solidarity
March 25, 2019 3:34 pm Reflections on Theory of Evolution
March 19, 2019 4:23 pm Da’wah – Invitation to Islam
March 15, 2019 3:37 pm Surah al-Nazi`at
March 15, 2019 3:37 pm Surah al-Mursalat
March 15, 2019 3:37 pm Surah al-Kahf
March 15, 2019 3:37 pm Surah al-Takwir & Surah al-Infitar
March 15, 2019 3:36 pm Surah al-Insan & al-Dahr
March 15, 2019 3:36 pm Surah al-Tatfif
March 15, 2019 3:36 pm Surah Nuh
March 15, 2019 3:35 pm Surah Al-`Imran
March 14, 2019 11:59 am Not being able to take a bath after menstruation
March 7, 2019 12:36 pm Those eligible for Zakah
February 12, 2019 6:32 pm Who Taught You Literary Criticism?
January 30, 2019 11:03 am Taqwa
January 29, 2019 4:43 pm The Prophet as a Teacher
January 14, 2019 2:02 pm The Sunnah Explains the Qurʾān
January 10, 2019 10:27 am Sunnah and Ḥadīth
January 8, 2019 3:11 pm Stress and Anger
December 31, 2018 1:43 pm Departure of Scholars from the Way of the Ḥadīth Imāms
December 26, 2018 9:50 am Virtue of the Juristic Approach in Fiqh
December 25, 2018 12:43 pm Between Hadith and Fiqh
December 11, 2018 1:07 pm How to Motivate yourself for Study
December 4, 2018 5:19 pm Islamic Law and Water
November 27, 2018 2:19 pm The Right Pathway to Studying Ḥadīth
November 12, 2018 3:03 pm Silence
November 6, 2018 4:42 pm Some Reflections on ‘Aqidah
October 30, 2018 3:18 pm The Meaning of Ijāzah
September 27, 2018 4:52 pm Sahih al-Bukhari
September 25, 2018 12:21 pm How to Benefit from the Qur’an
September 6, 2018 2:46 pm Surrogate Motherhood
August 3, 2018 5:07 pm Authenticating the Ascription of Ṣaḥiḥ al-Bukhārī to its Author
July 27, 2018 10:20 am Hajj
July 18, 2018 5:10 pm The Appropriate Methodology for Teaching Grammar
July 6, 2018 6:03 pm A New Perspective on the Hanafi Madhhab
June 26, 2018 7:23 pm The True Meaning of Ḥasan
June 26, 2018 7:23 pm The True Meaning of Ṣaḥīḥ
May 31, 2018 3:34 pm From the Sirah of the Prophet ﷺ – The Messenger as a Teacher
May 31, 2018 1:56 pm The Length and Number of Units of Prayer
May 30, 2018 5:08 pm Tarawīḥ Prayer is not Obligatory
May 11, 2018 5:57 pm Sexual Abuse
May 11, 2018 5:08 pm The Role of Reason
May 11, 2018 4:55 pm The True Meaning of Study
May 11, 2018 3:30 pm What do you have?
May 11, 2018 3:19 pm Don’t Waste Ramadan
May 10, 2018 10:53 am Mixing Between Madhabs
May 10, 2018 10:50 am Tell us: “What are you?”
May 10, 2018 10:48 am The Best Madrassa
May 10, 2018 10:46 am Nuzhat al-Nadhr
May 10, 2018 10:41 am Wiping on Socks
May 10, 2018 10:25 am Combining Prayers whilst Travelling
May 10, 2018 10:23 am Knowing the Exalted Lord
May 10, 2018 10:15 am The Virtue of Sabr
May 10, 2018 10:12 am Advice to the New Generation of Nadwa
May 10, 2018 10:09 am The Jumu’ah Khutbah in Non-Arabic
May 10, 2018 10:04 am Shaykh Akram Nadwi on Sahih Muslim
May 10, 2018 10:02 am Who really are the ones possessed by evil jinn?
May 10, 2018 10:00 am Why study the Sirah?
May 10, 2018 9:58 am Non-Muslim Festivals
May 10, 2018 9:55 am Between Hadith and Philosophy
May 10, 2018 9:15 am The Book is Two Books
May 10, 2018 9:07 am Mawlana Muhammad Deedat
May 10, 2018 7:53 am How Should You Write an Article?
May 10, 2018 7:50 am Who Has Taught You Generosity?
May 10, 2018 7:46 am Who Has Taught You Kindness?
May 10, 2018 7:44 am Who Has Taught You Perception?
May 10, 2018 7:39 am Who Has Taught You the Remembrance of Allah?
May 10, 2018 7:36 am The Meaning of Supplication
May 10, 2018 7:17 am Usul al-Hadith According to the Hanafi Madhhab
May 10, 2018 7:12 am Mawlana Syed Rashid
May 10, 2018 7:04 am Who Has Taught You Fear?
May 4, 2018 3:35 pm The Muqaddimah of Ibn Khaldun
May 4, 2018 1:04 pm Apostasy among Muslims in the UK
May 4, 2018 12:40 pm Supplications in the Quran

علة حديث: لا توتروا بثلاث

علة حديث: لا توتروا بثلاث بقلم: د. محمد أكرم الندوي تخريج الحديث: روي الحديث على وجهين مرفوعا وموقوفا: أخرجه مرفوعا الإمام الدارقطني رحمه الله في سننه، باب لا تشبهوا الوتر بصلاة المغرب، قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن سليمان بن الأشعث، حدثنا أحمد بن صالح، حدثنا عبد الله بن...

Al-Ihkam

This 4-day short course will be a chance to study the book al-Ihkam li ’l-Mujma‘ ‘alayhi min al-Ahkam with its author, Shaykh Akram Nadwi. This book is a short compilation of approximately 200 hadith narrations…

Beautiful Names

The Beautiful Names of Allah are indicators of the vast and limitless nature of God. Found in both the Quran and Hadith literature, they enumerate attributes of The One who tells us that, ‘There is nothing like unto Him’ (Q42:11).

Jurisprudence of Muslim Minorities

مسلمان اقلیتوں کے مسائل فقہ اسلامی کی روشنی میں بقلم: ڈاکٹر محمد اكرم ندوى آكسفورڈ فقہ الاقلیات کا مفہوم: بین الاقوامی استعمال کے مطابق اقلیت ایک سیاسی اصطلاح ہے، جس سے مراد کسی ملک کی وہ جماعت یا جماعتیں ہیں جو نسل، زبان، یا مذہب میں وہاں كى اکثریت سے مختلف انتساب...

The evil eye

Translated by Hala Akram and Aisha Akram A question was put to me by the well known Quranic scholar, Ustādh Nouman Ali Khan about the truth of the evil eye. The answer: Imam Bukhari narrates in his Sahih from Abu Hurayrah, and Imam Muslim narrates in his...

The Most Ridiculous Question

Translated by Dr. Abu ZaydThey asked: To atheists, we affirm the existence of God and point to the causes of everything, and then to the causes of those causes until we arrive at the cause of all causes, the Prime Mover, God, who is the creator of the...

Practices on the Days of Dhu al-Hijjah

It is recommended that one give special attention to the day of `Id al-Fitr and the ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah by remembering Allah and glorifying Him. `Abdullah ibn `Abbas reports that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: “No good deeds done on other days are superior to those done on these days.”

Passing of Shaykh Salman al-Mazahiri

الشيخ سلمان المظاهري في ذمة الله تعالى بقلم: د. محمد أكرم الندوي توفي مساء اليوم (يوم الاثنين تاسع عشري ذي القعدة سنة إحدى وأربعين وأربعمائة وألف)، شيخنا المجيز المربي الجليل الشيخ السيد محمد سلمان المظاهري الكاندهلوي، رئيس جامعة مظاهر العلوم بسهارنفور، الهند، وهذا...

Questioning your studentship – an address to the students of Al-Salam Institute

Translated by Hala Akram and Aisha Akram Today (5th July, 2020) is the last day of this academic year at Al-Salam Institute. God willing, we will meet again in October. Just like every year, I have something to say to you today…

Missing jumu`ah without excuse

Question: There is hadith in Abu Dawud that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Whoever misses jumu`ah without a good reason should give in sadaqah one dinar (a gold coin); if he can’t find one, then half. Is it obligatory for us to give this amount if we miss…